"Why should out-of-state companies that sell their products online have an unfair advantage over Main Street bricks-and-mortar businesses?" Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said in a speech in Collinsville, Ill., in February.

Durbin, the second most senior Senate Democrat, will introduce the bill after the Easter recess, a Democratic aide told CNET. At the moment, Americans who shop over the Internet from out-of-state vendors aren't always required to pay sales taxes at the time of purchase.

The company is ditching its Flip video camera business, which it bought for $590 million just two years ago, as it makes "tough decisions" meant to get it back on track.
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On April 12, 1961, the Soviet cosmonaut became the first human to go into space. Fifty years later, Gagarin's fame is as bright as ever, and he may be one of the few Soviets to retain his star power.
 Space leaders, crew mark Gagarin anniversary